For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood has said the show was “too late” to same-sex pairings. The popular dancing competition celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, having run since 2004. It featured its first same-sex couple in 202, when former boxer Nicola Adams was paired with dancer Katya Jones. A number of same-sex pairings have been featured on the competition since, including last year’s runners-up, Celebrity Big Brother finalist Nikita Kuzmin and musical theatre star Layton Williams. But the 59-year-old, who is the only judge to have sat on the panel since its first series, thinks the development was introduced too late. “I think we did it one year too late,” he told the Radio Times. “I wish we’d been braver sooner, but we’re there now.” He commented on the prospect of backlash, adding: “Viewers are more open-minded than we give them credit for. Some people will …